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Aniissa_5245
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Nov 08, 2013

LB:reselect + persistence

Hello,   I want to create an irule allowing re-select (LB: reselect) a new member of a pool when the member from which are made the connection becomes unavailable. knowing that connections are pe...
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What_Lies_Bene1
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Nov 08, 2013

See here for some guidance on your iRule requirement and using the 'Action on Service Down' Pool level feature (which I'd prefer myself): http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/10000/600/sol10640.html.

 

Persistence (or rather state) is lost, as a new Pool Member is chosen but will be recreated once the new Pool Member is selected. Assuming you're persisting because of authentication, expect some users to have to reauthenticate. How many will depend on your Pool size.